Magnifying container for printed matter

ABSTRACT

A lens magnification system is provided for booklets, such as restaurant menus, to enable persons having impaired vision or persons in an environment of poor light to magnify the print or other images of the booklet to the extent that it becomes easily readable. In one form of the invention a flat sheet type lens, such as a Fresnel lens, is supported for linear movement and for pivotal movement by a pivot frame structure to enable movement of the lens from a stored position between the pages of the booklet to a position for use and to be selectively positioned at a desired distance from and in parallel relation to a page of the booklet for magnification of the print or other images thereon. The magnification system may be releasably attachable to conventional booklets or in the alternative may be disposed in fixed assembly with the structure of the booklet. In another embodiment of the invention the lens is physically connected to the structure of the booklet by one or more accordion connectors that permit the lens to be manually moved from a position of storage to a position of use that is selected by the user. As a further alternative a folding container may be provided having pockets for receiving maps and other printed matter. A lens defining a wall of the folder is spaced from a pocket wall sufficiently to magnify the printing on items located within the pockets.

"This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/124,452,filed Sep. 22, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,471,347. "

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a flexible or rigid folder forcontaining and protecting printed matter and incorporating a magnifyinglens, such as a Fresnel lens or any other suitable lens for magnifyingcertain printed matter contained therein. More particularly, thisinvention relates to positioning a lens such as a flat sheet magnifyinglens in spaced relation with printed and other graphical subject matter,such as booklets, maps, map booklets and restaurant menus for example,for the purpose of magnifying the print so that it is capable of beingread by persons having vision impairment or capable of being read inconditions of poor light.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

From the historical perspective, eating establishments which preparefood and drink and serve it to customers have been available forcenturies. The word "restaurant", however, was not utilized until afterabout 1750. At first the word "restaurant" referred only to the eatingsection of a hotel or to a coffee house patronized by the rich. By the1900's, however, the word "restaurant" was utilized for severaldifferent types of eating establishments. Today, the word "restaurant"is utilized for almost any facility that serves food. Restaurants rangefrom the small hamburger stand to the most expensive night club oreating establishment. Almost all of these eating establishments have atleast one thing in common, a list or menu of food and drinks that isoffered for sale to customers. These lists or menus of food and drinkare sometimes displayed in large bold print and are relatively easy toread by all patrons. However, these types of menus are normally found ineating establishments known as "fast-food" or "carry-out" eating placesand also cafeterias. In other eating establishments, patrons aretypically greeted by a host or hostess and are seated at a table orbooth. These patrons are typically provided with a menu, being a list offoods that are offered by the eating establishment. The list, bill offare, or more commonly known as a menu, might be a simple one page listor a multiple page listing. The printed matter on these menus vary insize from one menu to another and from one restaurant to another.Normally, the lighting in these establishments is sufficient so thatthose with normal vision are able to read the printed word withoutcausing exceptional eye strain. However, in many restaurants thelighting is dimmed or candle light is used to impart a desirableatmosphere for the enjoyment of the patrons. This presents a problemeven for many patrons having normal vision. More particularly, thosepatrons who use eyeglasses or other aids for reading, are drasticallyaffected if the light in the restaurant environment is quite dim. It isdesirable, therefore, to provide menus typically in the form of foldersor booklets for use by restaurant patrons where the menus incorporatethe capability by the patrons to magnify the print on the menu page sothat it becomes more readable to all patrons, including those patronshaving relatively poor vision. The term "booklet" as used herein isintended to encompass a wide variety of printed items such as restaurantmenus as discussed above, folded maps, map books or booklets, recipes,receipts, catalogs, letters, photographs, etc.

Although restaurant patrons can be provided with a magnifying device,such as a conventional lens, a Fresnel lens or other flat sheet typelens for the purpose of magnifying the print of the menus, it becomesrelatively easy for the lens to become separated from the menu so thatit is not readily available for use by the customer. In some cases,magnifying lenses which are provided for use by customers become lost orare taken by customers because of their desirability for other purposes.Consequently, it is desirable to provide a restaurant menu or bookletmagnification system wherein a lens, particularly a flat sheet typelens, is physically attached to the structure of the menu or bookletitself, yet can be moved to an appropriate position by the patron orother user for accomplishing desired magnification of the print. Formaximum magnification of print by flat, sheet type lenses, such asFresnel lenses, it is considered desirable to position the substantiallyflat sheet lens at a distance of approximately four inches from theprinted page to be read and to be positioned in substantially horizontalrelation with the printed page. A facility for attaching the flat sheetlens to the menu and yet providing the patron with the capability ofpositioning the lens at a distance of about four inches from the printedpage has heretofore been unavailable. It is desirable, therefore, toprovide a menu or other booklet construction which will permit permanentattachment of a flat sheet lens to the menu structure and yet allow thepatrons to make effective use of it for magnification of the print.

Although the present invention is described herein principally inconnection with the use of Fresnel lenses for magnification of printedmatter, this invention is not intended to be limited in any mannerwhatever by the recitation of any particular lens structure. The scopeof this invention, therefore, is intended to include any suitable lensmechanism that is considered suitable for the intended purpose.

In many cases, restaurants with extensive menus offer a sufficientvariety of food for service to patrons that a multiple page menu isvirtually necessary. In such case, attachment of a flat sheet type lens,such as a Fresnel lens, so as to position it between certain pages willtypically be ineffective for enabling the patron to use the lens formagnification of any of the pages of the menu. Thus, it is desirable toprovide a lens magnification system for pamphlets or booklets such asrestaurant menus which enable a lens, such as a flat sheet lens, to bepermanently attached to the menu structure and yet permit the customerto turn the pages of the booklet or menu and thus enable the customer toadequately utilize the lens for magnifying the print on all pagesthereof.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is a principal feature of the present invention to provide a novelmagnification system for use with booklets to thereby enable the user toaccomplish simple and efficient positioning of the lens in the mannerthat appropriately magnifies the print on any of the selected pages ofthe booklet.

It is another feature of this invention to provide a novel magnificationsystem for booklets which is structurally interconnected with thebooklet to prevent separation therefrom and which is controllablypositionable to enable the user to turn the pages of the booklet inrelation to the lens to thereby enable the user to select any page formagnification and to use the lens for significant enlargement of theprint by magnification to enable persons with poor eyesight to have thecapability of reading even under conditions of relatively poor light.

It is also a feature of this invention to provide a novel booklet pagemagnification system of the flat sheet or Fresnel type which enables thelens, when not in use, to be easily positioned between the pages of abooklet, such as a restaurant menu, so that it will ordinarily not besusceptible to damage, deterioration or soiling when subjected to normaluse such as in a restaurant environment.

Briefly, the various objects and features of the present invention arerealized through the provision of a lens magnification system which issupported in assembly with a booklet, such as a restaurant menu or thelike, and which is movable relative to the pages of the booklet so as toenable a user to position the lens at a significant distance from thepage and parallel to the page so as to enable the user to significantlymagnify the print thereon and to render it easily readable even undercircumstances of poor light.

One suitable embodiment of the invention may conveniently take the formof a generally U-shaped frame, having a base portion that is pivotallyconnected to the menu or other booklet at the crease between pages.Typically, this pivotal base section of the frame will be of slightlygreater length as compared to the height of the pages of the booklet.From the pivotal base section of the frame extend a pair of generallyparallel support arms that are disposed in substantially parallelrelation with one another. A pair of lens support elements are eachselectively slidable along the length of the support arms to therebyenable the lens to be positioned at any location along the length of thesupport arms. The lens support elements are in the form of pivot memberswhich enable the lens to be mounted in pivotal relation therewith sothat the lens may be positioned in transverse relation with therespective support arms. Additionally, the support arms are providedwith stops at each extremity to thereby enable the pivot mount elementsto slide completely to the ends of the support arms without becominginadvertently separated therefrom.

As an alternative embodiment a flat sheet lens, such as a Fresnel lens,may be supported in assembly with a booklet, such as a restaurant menu,by means of one or more accordion-like supports which enable the lens tobe selectively retained at the crease between adjacent pages or to bemoved outwardly to a position for extensive magnification of the printedmatter on the pages.

In an alternative embodiment of this invention a folder structure may beprovided which basically serves as a protective cover for variousbooklet like structures including restaurant menus, advertisingbooklets, maps, travel booklets, credit card receipts, recipes, etc.This protective cover is provided with pockets on each side thereof withone surface of the pockets being defined by a magnifier lens which willtypically be in the form of a sheet type lens such as a Fresnel lens.The configuration of the pockets is such that the objects within thepockets are positioned in appropriately spaced relation with themagnifier lens and thus the printing on the objects is magnified. Thisfeature enables the user to read even the smallest of print such as istypically present on travel maps and the like.

Either of the lens magnification systems set forth above may be easilyand simply attached to a conventional booklet to thus enable proprietorsto add them to conventional booklets that are already printed, or tochange them in the event the booklets are reprinted and replaced. Thepresent invention also permits effective use of other lens magnificationsystems that represent further embodiments of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

So that the manner in which the above recited features, advantages andobjects of the present invention are attained and can be understood indetail, a more particular description of the invention, brieflysummarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments thereofwhich are illustrated in the appended drawings.

It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate onlytypical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to beconsidered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to otherequally effective embodiments.

IN THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an isometric illustration of a booklet such as a restaurantmenu, having a flat sheet lens type magnification system suitablyconnected in assembly therewith.

FIG. 2 is an isometric illustration similar to that of FIG. 1, butshowing the lens magnification system being positioned at a magnifyingposition.

FIG. 3 is a further isometric illustration showing the lensmagnification system of the present invention and illustrating the lensbeing positioned in transverse relation to the opposed support armsthereof.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view of a portion of the pivot framestructure of the booklet magnification system of FIGS. 1-3, having apart thereof shown in section and depicting one of the pivot connectorsof the pivot frame structure.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary elevational view of the upper lens pivot mountassembly of the pivot frame and lens structures, with a part thereofillustrated in section.

FIG. 6 is an end view of a booklet having a flat sheet typemagnification system connected therewith in accordance with the presentinvention and showing its relation to multiple pages of the booklet tothus enable the pages to be turned while the device is in assembly withthe booklet.

FIG. 7 is an isometric illustration of a modified embodiment of thepresent invention wherein interconnection between the flat sheet lensand the booklet is established by means of an accordion-like support.

FIG. 8 is an isometric illustration of another embodiment of thisinvention.

FIG. 9 is an isometric illustration of an even further embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 10 is an isometric illustration of a folding protective coverconstructed in accordance with this invention and having pockets on eachside thereof with one surface or wall of the pockets being defined bysheet type magnifier lenses.

FIG. 11 is a partial sectional view of a magnifying folder similar tothat of FIG. 10 and illustrating the folded condition thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring now to the drawings and first to FIG. 1, a booklet assemblyhaving a magnification system is illustrated generally at 10 andcomprises cover sheets 12 and 14 that are interconnected along a foldline 16. Typically, the cover sheets 12 and 14 will be formed of anintegral sheet of durable cover stock of any suitable character which isfolded along fold line 16 to define the cover structure for the booklet.The cover stock is preferably transparent or translucent and may becomposed of any of a number of suitable polymer materials or heavy papermaterials including relatively rigid or flexible varieties. The bookletalso typically includes two or more printed pages 18 and 20 which areinterconnected to the cover structure at the fold line 16 such as bystapling or by any other suitable means of attachment. Although only twointernal pages 18 and 20 are shown in assembly with the cover structureto comprise the booklet, the booklet may include any suitable number ofinternal pages to suit the needs of the user. It should be born in mindthat although the booklet print magnification system of the presentinvention is discussed herein particularly as it relates to restaurantmenus that this magnification system may be employed in conjunction withother types of booklets, including books, to enable persons havingimpaired vision to greatly magnify the print of the book or booklet toenable reading of the printed or pictorial material that is printed inthe booklet. It should also be born in mind that with respect torestaurant menus, it is typical for the inside page of the cover sheetsto be printed with the menu of the restaurant establishment. Thus, it isdesirable from the standpoint of the present invention, that themagnification system also provide the user with the capability ofmagnifying the print on the inside cover sheets as well as the internalpages.

As is shown in assembly with the booklet or menu of FIGS. 1 and 2, andas shown disassembled from the booklet in FIG. 3, there is provided apivot frame structure shown generally at 22 which includes an elongate,substantially straight base section 24 which is provided with a pair ofpivot connector elements 26 and 28, one of which is shown in greaterdetail in FIG. 4. As is evident from the fragmentary elevational view ofFIG. 4 the pivot connector element shown generally At 26 includes apivot body 30 having an internal passage 32 which establishes pivotalrelation with the base section 24 of the pivot frame shown generally at22. From the pivot base 30 projects an elongate retainer element 34having a reversed bent hook-like portion 36 at the free extremitythereof which is adapted to hook over one of the upper or lower edges ofthe booklet 10 in the manner shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

The connector element 26 is urged in one direction, downwardly, as shownin FIG. 4, by means of a coil-type compression spring 38 which isreceived about the base section 24 of the pivot frame. The upper end ofthe compression spring bears against a compression spring stop 40 in theform of a small washer which is restrained against upward movement asshown in FIG. 4 as by means of a stop structure 42 which is defined by astructural deformation of the stock from which the pivot frame isformed. In essence the pivot frame can be formed from an elongate metalwire stock which may be chrome plated, or plated in any other manner forpurposes of aesthetically pleasing appearance. The structuraldeformation 22 may be defined simply by deforming the metal strip with apin-type punch.

The upper end of the compression spring 38 bears against the stop washer40 while the lower end of the compression spring bears against the pivotbase 30 or against a washer 42 that might be interposed between thespring and the pivot base. The elongate connector element 34 may beconnected to the pivot base 30 such as by molding it in place, bondingit to the pivot base or attaching it to the pivot base by means ofscrews, etc.

In order to apply the pivot frame 22 to the booklet structure, the pivotconnector elements 26 and 28 are manually moved away from one another,thus compressing the springs 38 of each of the pivot connectors. Theconnectors are manually spread sufficiently to clear the reverse benthook sections beyond opposed edges of the booklet. When manual force isreleased the compression springs 38 move the spring urged pivotconnectors toward one another, thus causing the reversed bent hookportions 36 to become secured about the upper and lower edges of thebooklet in the region of the fold. This places the base section 24 ofthe pivot frame 22 at the fold of the booklet.

The frame structure 22 also includes a pair of generally parallelsupport arms 44 and 46 which are preferably formed integrally with thebase section 24 or which may be connected to the base section in anyother suitable manner. Typically, the base section 24 and the supportarms 44 and 46 will all be formed from a single strip of relativelyheavy wire stock. The pivot connectors 26 and 28 will be assembled tothe wire stock before it is bent to the U-shaped form that is shown inthe drawings.

A pair of magnifier pivot mounts 48 and 50 are received in slidingrelation with the elongate support arms 44 and 46 respectively andinclude pivot elements 52 and 54 which are disposed in pivotal relationwith the respective pivot mounts and which are disposed in fixedrelation with upper and lower edges 56 and 58 respectively of a lensmounting frame 60 having a flat sheet lens, such as a Fresnel lens 62secured therein.

As shown in FIG. 5, each of the pivot mounts 48 and 50 may include asupport slide body 64 having an internal passage 66 which receives thesupport arm 44 or 46 in sliding relation therewith. The support slidebody 64 may be composed of a polymer material which defines the internalpassage 66 and also defines an internal pivot cavity 68 having its outerportion restricted by flexible retainer lips or shoulders 70. The pivotportion of the structure may define a pivot member 72 having an enlargedhead portion 73 which is capable of being forced into the cavity 68 byforcible deformation of the retainer shoulders 70. After this characterof assembly has been established the pivot element 72 will beinterconnected in pivotal relation with the support slide body 64. Thepivot member 72 may also include a lens connector structure 74 which maybe suitably connected in immovable relation to the upper or lower edgeportion 56 or 58 of the lens mounting frame 60. The lens connectorportion 74, if desired, may be of bifurcated construction so as toengage both sides of the lens frame and may be connected to the lensframe by means of bonding material or by mechanical connectors such asbrads or staples. The pivot mount structure shown in FIG. 5 enables theFresnel lens to be selectively moved either toward the base section 24of the frame or away from it so as to enable the user to position thelens in desirably spaced relation with the page to be magnified.Likewise, the pivot mount assembly enables the lens to be pivoted to anangulated relation with the pivot frame such as that shown in FIGS. 2and 3, thus enabling the lens to be positioned in parallel relation withthe page as well as in suitably spaced relation from (he print or otherimage to be magnified. When the lens is not intended to be used, it canbe moved by means of the pivot mounts to a parallel relation with thesupport arms 44 and 46 and can be positioned with one of its edges injuxtaposition with the pivot section 24 of the frame. In this position,the lens, together with its frame support assembly will lie flat betweenpages of the booklet or menu.

As mentioned above, it is desirable to provide a page magnificationsystem for booklets such as restaurant menus which will enable its usefor selective magnification for any one of a number of pages of amulti-page booklet and to permit magnification of the inner surfaces ofthe cover sheets as well. The booklet magnification system of thisinvention effectively accomplishes these features in the manner shown inFIG. 6. The opposed pivot mounts 48 and 50 may be moved to theextremities of the support arms 44 and 46 as shown in FIG. 6 and may bepivoted to a transverse relation with support arms as shown so as toenable the various pages of the booklet to be turned beneath the lens.After appropriate pages have been selected. The lens is then moved alongthe length of the support by movement of its pivot mount assemblies,thus enabling it to be placed in appropriately spaced, parallel relationwith the page to be magnified. This feature enables the lens to bepositioned for magnification of the inside surface cover sheets of thebooklet as well as any of the multiple pages thereof.

To prevent the pivot mount assemblies 48 and 50 from becominginadvertently separated from the support arms 44 and 46 duringpositioning as shown in FIG. 6, the respective ends of the pivot armsare provided with stop elements 78 and 80 which may take any convenientform. The stop elements may be removably connected to the support armsif desired, or, in the alternative, the respective free extremities ofthe support arms may simply be bent in such manner so as to positivelyretain the pivot mounts in assembly therewith.

Referring now to FIG. 7, an alternative embodiment of the invention isillustrated generally at 82 wherein a booklet or menu 84 having afolding portion 86 is provided with a flat sheet or Fresnel typemagnifying lens 88 in accordance with the teachings of this invention.The lens 88 is provided with a generally rectangular frame structure 90having a frame section 92 having an accordion folded connector 94connected thereto. The connector 94 is also secured to the booklet 84 ator near its folding portion 86 so as to enable the lens to be pivotallyoriented to magnify the pictorial or printed matter on either of thebooklet pages. The accordion like folded connector 94 enables the lensto be moved to a substantially spaced relation with the particular pageto be magnified and yet permits it to be positioned in substantiallyparallel position with the page so that the printed matter on the pageis subjected to substantially even magnification and so that it is notsubjected to any significant degree of distortion.

As shown in FIG. 8, for multiple page booklets, to permit turning of thepages, the accordion-like connection between the booklet and the framestructure 92 of the lens 88 there will be provided a pair of spacedaccordion-like connectors 96 and 98 which are each connected to the lensframe structure and to the booklet in the manner shown in FIG. 7 andwhich are spaced slightly greater that the height of the pages. Thuswith the lens moved outwardly to the full extend of the accordion-typeconnectors the pages of the booklet may be turned beneath the lens. Thisfeature will enable the lens to be utilized for magnification of theprint or pictorial images on the pages of the booklet and on the insidesheets of the cover.

Referring now to FIG. 9, another embodiment of the present invention isillustrated wherein a booklet is shown in the form of a fold-out,restaurant menu type booklet shown generally at 100 having integrallyconnected booklet sheets 102, 104 and 106. A lens-type magnifier 108 maybe connected to one of the sheets 106 by means of an accordion-typeconnector 110 thus permitting the magnifier lens to be positioned insuitably spaced parallel relation with the page to be magnified. Ifdesired, another lens 112 may be connected along one side thereof to afold of the booklet as shown at 114, thus enabling all of the pages ofthe menu to be magnified if desired.

Referring now to FIG. 10, a booklet protecting magnifying folderconstructed in accordance with this invention is illustrated generallyat 120 and is generally defined by a generally rectangular cover sheetof material 122 which is folded at its intermediate portion alongparallel lines 124. The sheet material 122 may be composed of anysuitable polymer material, paper, polymer impregnated paper or acombination of materials as suits the needs of the user. The sheetmaterial 122 of the magnifying folder is preferably transparent toenable objects enclosed therein to be readily seen through the back sideof the cover.

On each side of the fold lines 124 magnifying pockets are provided asshown generally at 126 and 126'. Pocket 126 is defined by upper andlower side walls 128 and 130 and an end wall 132 which are eachconnected to and disposed in normal relation with respective side andend edges of the cover sheet 122 so that the cover sheet forms one wallof the pocket. The inner wall 134 of the pocket is defined by a sheettype magnifier lens which is attached at respective edges thereof to thewalls 128, 130 and 132. The pocket structure defines an opening 136which is located adjacent the fold line 124 and through which objectsmay be inserted into the pocket.

At the opposite side of the folder upper and lower walls 138 and 140 andan end wall 142 of pocket 126' are fixed to or extend from the coversheet material 122 and are disposed in substantially normal relationwith or extend in transverse relation to the cover sheet. A magnifiersheet lens or panel 144 is connected at three of its edges to the walls138, 140 and 142 thus orienting the magnifier sheet 144 in spaced,generally parallel relation with the respective side panels 123 and 125of the cover sheet 122. Here again the magnifier lens 144 mayconveniently take the form of a Fresnel lens or any other suitable typeof lens. The lens 144 cooperates with the side walls 138, 140 and 142 todefine a pocket and forming an opening 146 through which objects may beinserted into the pocket. Each of the pocket openings face the foldlines 124 thus permitting panels or sections of folded printed matter tobe inserted into each of the pockets.

As shown in the partial sectional view of FIG. 11, the cover sheet 122may have double fold defining corners 148 and 150 and defining anintermediate sheet panel 152 which, in the folded condition of thefolder, is positionable in normal relation with opposed portions of thecover sheet as shown. The retainer sheets may be composed of flexiblesheet material such as a translucent or transparent polymer. Additionalretainer sheets 154 and 156 may be located within the respective pocketswith peripheral edges thereof fixed to the respective cover sheets asshown at 158 and 160. These retainer walls cooperate with the coversheet 122 at each pocket to define secondary pockets or cove pockets 162and 164 which are adapted to receive objects such as maps, menu sheets,receipts, recipes, etc. The retainer walls 154 and 156 cooperate withthe cover sheet or sheet panels to define respective openings 166 and168 through which objects may be inserted into the secondary pockets 162and 164. With objects positioned within the secondary pockets, theobjects are positioned by the retainer walls 154 and 156 in spacedrelation with the respective magnifier lenses 134 and 144. The doublefolded relationship defining fold corners 148 and 150 enable the folderto be closed in such a manner that the magnifier lenses are disposed inface to face protected relationship.

The magnifier folder may also be provided with a closure element such asshown at 170 to secure it in its folded condition as shown in FIG. 11.The closure element may be defined by a flexible strap which is fixed toone of the pocket structures and which has a free extremity adapted tobe retained by a retainer snap, button, or hook and loop fastenerassembly 172. The closure strap may be secured to the end wall 132 witha portion 133 thereof extending over the end wall 142. If a hook andloop fastener is employed as a retainer one of its hook and loopsections will be fixed to the closure strap and the other will be fixedto the wall section 142.

In view of the foregoing, it is evident that the present invention isone well adapted to attain all of the objects and features hereinaboveset forth, together with other objects and features which are inherentin the apparatus disclosed herein.

As will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, the presentinvention may be produced in other specific forms without departing fromits spirit or essential characteristics. The present embodiment, istherefore, to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, thescope of the invention being indicated by the claims rather than theforegoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning andrange of the equivalence of the claims are therefore intended to beembraced therein.

What is claimed is:
 1. A magnification system for selective use tomagnify printed matter comprising:(a) a container adapted for containingand protecting a booklet having printed matter thereon; (b) a lens; (c)means for retaining said lens for movement with respect to saidcontainer and being positioned for magnification of said printed matteron said booklet; and means permitting manual positioning of said lens inselectively spaced, generally parallel relation with a selected page ofsaid booklet for magnification of printed matter that is present on saidselected page and permitting positioning of said lens between pages ofsaid booklet for protective storage when said lens is not being used. 2.The magnification system of claim 1, wherein said means for retainingsaid lens and said means for permitting manual positioning of said lenscomprise:(a) a generally U-shaped pivot frame having a base section anda pair of elongate support arm elements extending in generally parallelspaced relation from said base section; (b) a pair of pivot connectorsbeing retained in assembly with said base section and having hook-likeelements thereon for retaining engagement with upper and lower edgeportions of said booklet and for pivotal support of said base section atthe fold of said booklet; and (c) a pair of pivot mount elements eachbeing supported for linear movement along the length of respectivesupport arms, said pivot mount elements each having pivotal connectionwith said lens.
 3. The magnification system of claim 2, wherein:saidgenerally U-shaped pivot frame is an integral element composed ofelongate metal material having a circular cross-sectional configurationand defining said base section and said support arm elements.
 4. Themagnification system of claim 2, wherein: stop elements are provided atthe respective free extremities of said support arm elements forretaining said pivot mount elements in assembly with said support armelements.
 5. The magnification system of claim 2, wherein said pivotconnectors each comprise:(a) a pivot base element being disposed inpivotal and linearly movable assembly with said base section of saidpivot frame; (b) means urging said pivot base elements toward oneanother; and (c) a retainer element extending from said pivot baseelement and defining said hook-like element at one end thereof.
 6. Themagnification system of claim 5, wherein: base section of said U- shapedframe in linearly and pivotal relation therein.
 7. The magnificationsystem of claim 2, wherein said pair of pivot mount elements eachcomprise:(a) a support slide body being supported for linear movement bya respective one of said support arm elements; and (b) a pivot memberbeing disposed in pivotal assembly with said support slide body andbeing connected in substantially immovable relation with said lens. 8.The magnification system of claim 2, wherein:said pair of pivot mountelements each have linearly movable relation with respective support armelements and each of said pivot mount element establishing pivotalsupport of said lens relative to the respective support arm elementswhereby said lens is linearly movable relative to said base section tothe extent determined by the length of said support arm elements and ispivotally supported on said support arm elements to thus enable saidlens to be manually positioned in substantially parallel relation or intransverse relation to said support arm elements as desired and enablingsaid lens to be positioned between pages of said booklet for storage orto be extended along said support arm elements for use.
 9. Amagnification system for selective use to magnify printed mattercomprising:(a) a booklet having printed matter thereon; (b) a lensmounted on a support for movement with respect to said booklet and beingpositioned for magnification of said printed matter on said booklet; and(c) means permitting manual positioning of said lens in selectivelyspaced, generally parallel relation with a selected page of said bookletfor magnification of printed matter that is present on said selectedpage and permitting positioning of said lens between pages of saidbooklet.
 10. The magnification system of claim 9, wherein said lensdefines an area substantially the same as the area of said printedmatter on said selected page.
 11. The magnification system of claim 9,wherein said means for permitting manual positioning of said lenscomprises a connector connected at one end to said booklet and at asecond end to said lens.
 12. The magnification system of claim 11,wherein said connector comprises an accordion-type folding connector.13. The magnification system of claim 11, wherein said connectorcomprises two spaced accordion-type folding connectors, a space betweensaid two spaced accordion-type connectors being greater than a height ofa selected page, wherein pages of said booklet may be turned within saidspace.
 14. The magnification system of claim 13, wherein said lensdefines an area substantially the same as the area of said printedmatter on said selected page.